title: Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of intraocular mass lesions.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was done in 5 patients who reported with atypical clinical presentation of intraocular tumour. The procedure was useful in 4 out of 5 cases and was without complications. With close co-operation between ophthalmologist and pathologist, FNAB is an useful adjunct for accurate diagnosis in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation (MRF), Chennai, India.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*